White Sands Missile Range

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United States Army facility military installation missile test range

White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army facility → military installation → missile test range →
area	over 3,200 square miles → over 8,000 square kilometers →
associatedWith	Multiple Launch Rocket System testing → Nike missile testing → Patriot missile testing → Pershing missile testing → V-2 rocket testing → early U.S. space program testing →
controlledBy	U.S. Army →
country	United States of America →
dateOfEvent	Trinity nuclear test, 16 July 1945 →
distinction	largest military installation in the United States by land area →
established	1945 →
formerName	White Sands Proving Ground →
garrison	White Sands Missile Range Garrison →
hasRunway	White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site) →
hosts	Trinity Site National Historic Landmark →
locatedIn	Dona Ana County, New Mexico → Lincoln County, New Mexico → New Mexico → Otero County, New Mexico → Sierra County, New Mexico → Socorro County, New Mexico →
location	southern New Mexico →
namedAfter	White Sands (gypsum dune field) →
near	Alamogordo, New Mexico → Las Cruces, New Mexico → White Sands National Park →
notableEvent	Trinity nuclear test →
openToPublic	Trinity Site, limited days per year →
operator	United States Army →
partOf	U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command →
primaryFunction	missile testing → research and development → weapons systems testing →
siteOf	first atomic bomb detonation →
usedBy	NASA → defense contractors → other U.S. military services →
usedFor	aeronautical research → air defense missile testing → artillery testing → ballistic missile testing → directed energy weapons testing → electronic warfare testing → space launch and tracking → unmanned aerial systems testing →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Space Network ("White Sands Complex") → U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command ("U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range") →	hasComponent
Trinity test site, New Mexico → White Sands Space Harbor ("White Sands Missile Range area") →	locatedIn
Trinity ("White Sands Proving Ground") → Trinity test device ("White Sands Proving Ground") →	testSite
Socorro County, New Mexico ("White Sands Missile Range (partial)") →	contains
Dona Ana County, New Mexico →	containsMilitaryArea
Otero County, New Mexico →	containsMilitaryInstallation
United States nuclear weapons testing ("Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range") →	firstTestLocation
White Sands Missile Range ("White Sands Proving Ground") →	formerName
White Sands Missile Range ("White Sands Missile Range Garrison") →	garrison
United States rocket program ("White Sands Proving Ground") →	keyFacility
NASA Space Shuttle program ("White Sands Space Harbor") →	landingSite
Starliner spacecraft →	landingSites
Jornada del Muerto desert →	near
White Sands National Park →	partiallySurroundedBy